Kathmandu, March 23 -- Over 70 percent of the population over 35 years of age in Nawalparasi East have been inoculated against Japanese encephalitis during the ongoing vaccination campaign. The virus has killed at least six and infected over a dozen in the district since mid-July 2025.

The vaccination was part of preventive measures taken to contain deaths and disabilities from infection, officials say.

"Vaccination started some 10 days ago and will continue until Tuesday," said Dr Abhiyan Gautam, chief of the Immunisation Section at the Family Welfare Division under the Department of Health Services."We hope to control the JE outbreak in Nawalparasi East in coming years, as we have vaccinated the previously unvaccinated population."

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